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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1880)
April, 1880. THE WEST SHORE. .O5 THE PLEASURE OF LABOR. When the flat of omnipotence was ottered to man: "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou cat breed," there tit an intermixture of mercy in the punishment by toil then decreed, end the self ooneoinnsneee of duty performed atttptti ui, seeming harshness of the penalty. When the toiler haa accomplished hie allotted taak the sensation of having done so, blended with the anticipation of peaceful reit, producee a pleasure and a delight whioh the idler can never experience. To have labored with an ob ject in view, and to have accomplished the de sired result, is a gratiBeation whioh renders the toil less irksome and lightens the fatiguo attend ant upon it. In whatever hold of labor man may put forth his exertions, the satisfaction of seeing the con summation of hiseffortscreatee ajoy whioh amply compensate.! him for having labored. If he is working for recompense, the receipt of his earn ings gives to him the proud feeling of indepen dence and of self-sustaining powers. He re ceives the tribute for his labor as a just return for it; it is hi because he haa given his strength of muscle or of brain for it The obligation was mutual between the employee and the employer. On had the means with whioh to purchase, the other had the labor to sell. Of the two the laborer stood upon the firmest pedestal. The riches of the one might "take to themselves wings and fly away," but the brawn of the other would always be available. The author may have passed long year in gathering the fact or tha knowledge whioh he transcribes on the page of hi volume; but when the taak is Bnished and the book goe forth to be Manned by hi fellow men, he feels a glow of pleasure in having awakened from their dor mant slumber in his brain the ideas whioh shall create in his readers sensations of delight or thoughts of an elevating nature. If he has added to the general intelligence of the world; if his words have given strength to the weak; if they have nerved the wavering to steadinea of purpose; if they have dried the tear of lorrow; if they have brought into oxiitenoe the cheering mile, or the kindly glance, he know that hi toil haa not been in vain, and there come to hi soul a reward whioh is above all price when he considers the benefit he ha conferred upon hi race. The artisan may strike heavy blow and tax hia muscular power to it utmost extent as he forge the abaft, or temper the tool with which to complete his work, which, when finiihed, he exhibit with honeet pride, as it utility and ex cellence of design are self-evident to all. If by it he ha lightened the hour of toil; if he haa in created the power of production ; if he ha mad e the seasons of rest to the wearied one longer and more frequent; if he ha given to the homes of all more comfort, beauty and choerfulneae; if h haa rendered life' burthen leaa difncult to bear, he must find a gratification in the result of hia labor such aa th drone could never know. If th toiler is working for the support of his family how will his heart throb with delight as he witnaeat th happinei whioh th expendi ture of hi wage bring into hi home. Hi fare, simple though it may be, aeem to him like a luxarion and sumptuous banquet, sweetened aa it is by the glad satisfaction that he has added to the joy of th loved one there. If he haa brought to them pleasing apparel; if he ha given them wherewith to adorn themselves; if he ha found for them the long-wiahed-for ob ject, even if it be but a trifle in itself ; if he ha brought to them th volume, the picture, or some article of utility; if be ha contributed to their joy or their happin, he find hi owa till more augmented aa he receive their grate- " nssssfjsMni ior ni Kindly gift. Does not tha .rt..i i... -...1. .1. i -"t in" IIVU DUM1U UMI 1 1 whioh pervade hi aoul, aa th delineations of iiiisiiisisaa 01 me Dcautitul are traced iu brilliant hue, or out from th Parian, expe rience a deliffht whieh mmm a .11 earthly bliss, and be far deeper and nVraTavra for a brief m. ,,.,! .!... .1... I . t n Ti . -", .un wiu pampered idler coula experience during the whole period of hi existence labor adda to the complete development of the physical and mental powers. It creates a healthy condition of tha IWltS atflrl milt1 tan. I uoh a condition ia always conducive to h'appi- "" uauor uoe uoc depress; it recuperate and strengthens, and in the full (low of spirits and the Hush of physical wall being, there arises THE IJBEKIAN COFFEE. The engraving on this page shows a young seedling of the Liberia ooffee. Mr. William Saunder, chief of th Horticultural bureau of th ueparuutut, says that the Liberian ooffee prove to be more tender and to require a higher tempera tore for its profitable culture than the common or Arabian ooffee. Th Liberian plant ia of a larger growth, the foliage heavier and vary die. tinot; individual leave measure from 10 to 13 inches in length, and from 4 to 0 inches ia width while those of th common ooffee, under similar condition of jfrowtb, meaaure from S to 6 inches in length and about 3 inches in width. The berry of the Uberian species ia propor- YOUNG I'l.ANT OF MBEHIA COFFEE a pleasure and enjoyment that indolence can never bring into action. Spots on Fimoir Nail. Th whit ipot which appear on our linger nail are du to th variable nutrition of th nails. When the vital forces are vigorous and every part of the body is supplied with good blood, their growth is steady, and there is uniformity in color and coo sistenoe. It ia a peculiarity in the growth of the nails that if a person experience a severe attack of disease, or some strange shock to hia organisation, th nail will iadtoate it There will be a change of color, a partial eeeattion of growth, and a they (merge from the (kin, ridge may appear. In asm remarkable oases the nail have dropped out aa a ooaseqe oe of illness -PtrmoUdnl JomnaL tionately large, but objections are mad la re gard to its Introduction In Month America m aooount of th die of th plant, aa being Use amenable to culture and tha gathering of th crop. The quality of th beverage it furnish. I not inferior to that of common ooffee, ami lb plant are vary productive. A Ma from central New York, having more money than anything el, endured a soar through Europe because he thought be must. In speaking of his trip upon his return ha ex claimed : ' The happiest day of It all wa woea I stepped on my owa nativ vice v.rsa. " A H pie at bedtime i th ihoraat rout to the sneoagerie.